In my last blog I discussed writing an Obituary. This is about identifying what your wants are in life. Could be what you want to achieve, could be who you want to be, behaviours you want to develop or what you want to create in your life.
The next step now that you know what you want is to make this into specific GOALS. So thinking about the year ahead, look at your Obituary and decide what are the priorities for you in 2014 that will help you achieve what you want in life. Ask yourself what is really important to me this year? What would make my life interesting, purposeful, exciting and fun? Write those ideas on a large piece of paper then follow the 6 tips below to create clear goals:
- Write goals as if you have already achieved them e.g. ” I run twice a week” or “I have a loving intimate relationship”.
- Be specific – how will you know you have achieved the goal?
- Check – how much do you want this goal on a scale of 1 to 10? If a 5 or 6 rating then ask yourself is it important enough? Is there another goal that is more important.
- Small bites – if you want to run a marathon maybe the first thing you need to do is buy new shoes?
So plan one bite and one step at a time! - Check are there any obstacles to achieving your goal? If there are how can you circumvent this or perhaps ask for help to climb over the obstacle.
- And finally chunk the goals to achieve each month. So in February what are the actions I need to do to work towards my goals? Make a list and tick them off as you go. Then set the next actions for March and so on.
If you would like to begin 2014 clear and focused, then call or email Allison Fisher, Career & Life Coaching to discuss your way forward.
